Sentence examples for withdrawn in the face of from inspiring English sources

Since the latest European antitrust regulations were enacted in 1990, only 11 proposed mergers have been blocked, while 11 others were withdrawn in the face of probable refusal.

And it also flies in the face of history: contrary to legend, past efforts to limit Medicare spending have in fact "stuck," rather than being withdrawn in the face of political pressure.

Instead, he became the first major nominee by Mr. Christie to be defeated in an up-or-down vote, though others have been withdrawn in the face of opposition.

McGough said the tone of the debate on Tuesday was very different to that of recent decades: "There were very divisive debates that set range states [where the trees grow] against importing countries and saw many proposals defeated or withdrawn in the face of mass opposition".

Two earlier sales of the property fell through when developers withdrew in the face of similar opposition.

Through the rest of that first day of battle, the Union troops slowly withdrew in the face of a new Confederate assault.

The company made a hostile bid in 2010 for Airgas that it ultimately withdrew in the face of the target company's poison pill defense.

Aetna's policy is a slightly revised version of one it tried to introduce in 2006 but withdrew in the face of strong resistance.

During the night, a rocket was launched from Lebanon over the border into northern Israel, the first since Israel withdrew in the face of guerrilla attacks from Hezbollah in the spring of 2000.

Mr. Richardson withdrew in the face of a federal grand jury investigation into state corruption that he said risked slowing his confirmation at a time when Mr. Obama wants to move urgently to address the deteriorating economy; there is no indication that either of the other two nominations face any trouble.

Talal al-Mayhani, an activist with connections in the rebel movement in Aleppo, said the battle for the city was likely to play out in a similar way to an earlier battle in the capital Damascus, when rebels took control of large parts of the city before being forced to withdraw in the face of a government offensive.